M Paul-Antoine Fleuriot de Langle
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1 January 1744 - 1 January 1788
Paul-Antoine Fleuriot de Langle was a French naval officer and explorer who served as the second-in-command on the Lapérouse expedition aboard La Boussole. He shared command responsibilities and contributed to the scientific and geographical discoveries of the voyage before the expedition's disappearance in 1788.
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